Arkansas Senate passes bill to regulate wind farms; existing projects, lowlands exempt
Credit: April 11, 2025, stuttgartdailyleader.com ~~
The Arkansas State Senate has passed a bill to regulate wind farms in parts of Arkansas.
The bill creates the Arkansas Wind Energy Development Act, which will now go before the Arkansas House of Representatives. The regulation exempts the lowlands in Arkansas as well as projects already under construction.
The proposed legislation would require the base of the wind turbines to be one mile from schools, hospitals, nursing homes, churches, parks, airports and city limits. It also sets a minimum distance for wind turbines at 2,500 feet from a neighbor’s property, unless a waiver is signed by the neighbor.
[Update: Arkansas SB437 was passed in the House and Senate on April 16 and signed by Governor Sarah Sanders on April 22.]
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